"Those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries."

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Source : Theodore Roethke (2006). “Straw for the Fire: From the Notebooks of Theodore Roethke, 1943-63”, p.179, Copper Canyon Press

Theodore Roethke

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“She had one of those charming faces which, according to the angle from which you see them, look either melancholy or impertinent. Her eyes were grey; her trick of narrowing them made her seem to reflect, the greater part of the time, in the dusk of her second thoughts. With that mood, that touch of arriere pensee, went an uncertain, speaking set of lips.”
“A good horse is the best company in the world.”

Source : Katherine Cecil Thurston (1906). “The Gambler: A Novel”
“Often, when there is a conflict between parent and child, at its very hub is an expectation that the child should be acting differently. Sometimes these expectations run counter what is known about children's growth. They stem from remembering oneself, but usually at a slightly older age.”

Source : Ellen Galinsky (1987). “The Six Stages of Parenthood”, Da Capo Press
“I truly believe that [America loves] the people that don't play to the audience and are just themselves.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
“Men seldom act from a correct sense of what may be harmful or useful to them.”
“Fifty years is the long time to think about a thinker's relevance or to think of the relevance of their work to a contemporary period.”
“Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and isolated from the risks of life - and if we fail, our government stands ready with Bandaids of every size.”
“It's the responsibility of the survivor to tell the story.”

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